The Eucharist Holds Many Gifts

Christ’s Presence In The Eucharist

Saint Pope John II in his encyclical letter, Ecclesia de Eucharist, draws our attention to the fact that, “In the Eucharist we have Jesus, we have his redemptive sacrifice, we have his resurrection, we have the gift of the Holy Spirit, we have adoration, obedience and love of the Father.” All of this Jesus gives us if we only meet him in the Adoration Chapel, and sit quietly in his Presence surrendering to his action within our heart and soul.

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Increase Your Eucharistic Friendship

Faith Grows .. And We Never Have Enough

Jesus tells us in “In Sinu Jesu” that faith in the mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist grows in proportion to the time one gives him in adoration. Its not enough that we go to Holy Mass often if we do not approach him and remain with him in the sacrament of his love. Nothing can replace the intimate experience that He offers to us if we seek his Eucharistic friendship - and this is the experience he offers to us if we seek his Eucharistic Face and offer a sacrifice of our time to his Eucharistic Heart.

Begin to grow your faith in the mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist by finding a church that has Eucharistic Adoration and begin spending some time in His Real Presence.  

Does Your Prayer Life Need Improvement?

 Lest You Forget

“In every age the followers of Jesus come to Him and ask, 'Lord, teach us to pray.’”

What we ask for, we receive.  Jesus gives us the profound gift of prayer.  We knock and the door is opened to us, and we are able to enter into the presence of the living God.  We seek and we find the face of the Father, Who gives us our name and calls us to friendship.

Prayer is the promise and a privilege that Jesus makes possible for the Children of God.  Through Him we can dare to call God ‘Our Father’ and speak with Him in loving dialogue.”

(Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez  Archbishop of Los Angeles  Apr 2016)

Let Him know how much you appreciate what He has done for you by stopping by the Adoration Chapel and telling Him face to face.

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Show Jesus Your Appriciation

No Greater Love …

Jesus loves us beyond measure.  One way He asks us to return love and appreciation of all He does for us is to spend one quiet hour with Him each week in Eucharistic Adoration.  “Where your treasure is, there is your heart …”, “Could you not watch one hour with Me?” (Mt 6:21; 26:40)

Express your love by committing to an hour of adoration by visiting                                    your closest Adoration Chapel. The rewards are heavenly.

The Simplest Lenten Project

Here is a very simple suggestion for your consideration if you are still looking for something different to do during Lent.

Write down, on several pieces of paper, the phrase “Jesus I wish I would spend more time with you” ... that’s it.  Writing a simple phrase on a few pieces of paper.

Now ... put those strips where you will see 1, 2, or more during the day.  Maybe on the dresser where it will be one of the first things you see in the morning, and perhaps the last thing you see at night.  How about the bathroom mirror , the kitchen table, the door leading into the garage, or inside your briefcase/purse?  You’ve got the idea.  Now every time you see one of those strips you say that phrase with thought and conviction, then go on about your day.

This is not a practice where you see the piece of paper, say the prayer phrase, and run off to Church for an hour.  Oh no ... you say the prayer phrase with conviction and then go about your business.  God will hear you. 

 

And when God sees you are saying this phrase with conviction, He won’t be able to leave it alone.  He loves us so much that He will be moved to action.  Don’t be afraid; He won’t be asking you to move the mountain.  His move to action might be as simple as an internal desire to say a couple extra prayers each day for a special cause, or maybe just a desire to turn the tv off 15 minutes early, so you can close your eyes and sit quietly knowing He is with you.  You don’t have to say anything (most of the time its better if you don’t), just be quiet and know you are with a friend.  Just enjoy His company.

How much easier could a Lenten project be?  If I were you I wouldn’t tell anyone what I was doing - because they might get the idea that what you are doing is next to “nothing”.  And that’s not far from the truth ... you are not doing much but repeating a prayer phrase a few times a day with conviction.  God is doing the work.

No sounds of thunder; no lighting strikes; no deep desire to spend hours in church on your knees.  No, ... the action God moves you too, may be in such small increments that you don’t realize it’s happening.   But when you add up those incremental changes over the time left this Lent, the outcome will be so powerful that it will change you for eternity.

“Jesus, I wish I would spend more time with you.”

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I'm Busy Jesus - Not Now!

 Jesus - Not Now!

Oh Jesus I just don’t have time to believe You today because I’m too busy with work, with family and pickleball; Jesus I do Love You and I hope I will get around to showing that Love tomorrow but right now I’m in a hurry; I know Jesus that I am supposed to believe that You are present in the Eucharist, it’s not that I don’t, it’s that I’m not able to give it the thought it needs to improve our relationship but I will try harder next week.  How does Jesus reply to that?

Maybe He doesn’t … 

Maybe He knows it’s not the right time to try to give you an answer because you’re not receptive?  Maybe He simply, as the saying goes, gives you more rope.  Regardless of how much rope you have God knows you are holding onto the other end.  As long as you don’t let go He knows your mind and heart can be changed.  Through His Love and by His Grace that change will work from the inside-out, and you will feel His presence.  You can start moving in that direction by simply stopping by the Adoration Chapel and ask Him for His help.

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Jesus Doesn't Give Up!

 Jesus — The Model Of Perseverance

It’s important on our Spiritual Journey we keep our eyes and ears fixed on Jesus, who is a model of perseverance for us.  During his public life Jesus encounters disbelief and rejection from the very people he was trying to help.  In the fifth chapter of John’s Gospel his conversation with people in the crowd becomes personal when he says, “But you do not want to come to me to have life.”  Thankfully, for our sake, Jesus does not collapse in frustration or give up in disappointment  Instead, he remains steadfastly committed to accomplishing his Father’s works and he perseveres, eventually enduring suffering and death to gain for us the promise of an abundant life.  Lord Jesus, help us to persevere on our Spiritual Journey.   (Paraphrase Give Us This Day, April 03, 2025) 
Jesus will help you persevere; simply stop by the Adoration Chapel and ask Him!

“God is a God of the present.  God is always in the moment,
be that moment hard or easy, joyful or painful.” - Henri Nouwen
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Wisely Use Your Time

Use Time Given to You Wisely

“The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth.  Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in heaven, and will help bring about the everlasting peace on earth.”     (St Teresa of Calcutta) 

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God Made You For Happiness

 God Made You For Happiness

“The happiness you are seeking, the happiness you have a right to enjoy has a name and a face: it is Jesus of Nazareth, hidden in the Eucharist.”  (Pope Benedict XVI)

Won’t you make an effort to spend an hour in Adoration this week and feel the power of his presence?  You will find him waiting for you in the Adoration Chapel.

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Prepare For Christmas

Advent Is A Time Of Hope 

Dear Jesus, you are the hope in our messy world.  This Advent, help us slow down, listen to your voice, and focus on what's really important.  We place our hope in you as we prepare our hearts to celebrate your birth on Christmas.

Amen

Eucharistic Adoration helps prepare our hearts for Christmas!

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Christ’s Presence In The Eucharist

Saint Pope John II in his encyclical letter, Ecclesia de Eucharist, draws our attention to the fact that, “in the Eucharist we have Jesus, we have his redemptive sacrifice, we have his resurrection, we have the gift of the Holy Spirit, we have adoration, obedience and love of the Father.”  All of this Jesus gives us if we only meet him in the Adoration Chapel, and sit quietly in his Presence surrendering to his action within our heart and soul. 

God Returns The Value Of Your Time A Hundred Fold

 

If You Want To … You Can Find 60 Minutes

Jesus, so longs for us to visit Him in Eucharistic Adoration that He suffered and died to give us the chance to spend eternity with Him.  What a small thing it is, in the realm of salvation, to stop by the chapel occasionally to say Thank You?  Oh! I know the argument - ‘Jesus is present everywhere - I can say Thank You anytime, anywhere.’  But in the chapel He is present in a very special way; a way you don’t find outside of Mass or Adoration.  He knows how important our time is to us.  When we give Him something as important as our ‘time’, He rewards us a hundred fold.  

“The best, the surest and the most effective way of establishing peace on the face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.”  St John Paul II

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Window to Heaven - 4

 Window to Heaven - 4

“The doctrine of the Real Presence means that Jesus is no less present in the Eucharist today than He was at the home of Martha and Mary.  “Oh”, someone might say, “we have the Eucharist on earth: the historical Jesus lived back then; the risen Jesus is in heaven.”  But don’t you see?  In Jesus, earth and heaven became fully one, fully wed: the risen Jesus is earth taken up into heaven.

In Him, the wedding feast has begun.  And Jesus is God, the Lord of heaven, made visible and tangible for us: seeing Him, we see the Father (Jn 14:9).  Our fleshly eyes see bread, for being earth all they see is earth.  But cloaked beneath that form of bread and wine is Jesus Christ, whose risen Body is the heart of heaven.  About Him dance all the company of angels and saints in mirthful adoration.  And some children of earth kneel and sit at the gate of heaven, looking up longingly through the circle of light that is heaven’s heart, and while they are there, all of earth gives way like husks that yield a flower: in His presence all is peace, all is light.

The Eucharist is a real, ongoing presence, not just a moment of communion, but an ongoing being with, and abiding, the eternal reality of the Incarnation, present “in every tabernacle of the world until the end of time,” as the prayer puts it.  In our day, Eucharistic Adoration has become an ever more popular way to be in the presence of Jesus, to adore Him: a way to be in heaven while on earth.”

   (Father Raymond T. Gawronski, S.J.)

Hope During Advent

Hope This Advent Season

“Dear Jesus, you are the hope in our messy world.  This Advent, help us slow down, listen to your voice, and focus on what's really important.  We place our hope in you as we prepare our hearts to celebrate your birth on Christmas.
Amen”

Eucharistic Adoration helps prepare our hearts for Christmas!

Stop by the Adoration Chapel to see the changes.  It’s now easier than ever to stop in the Chapel anytime and spend quality time with Our Lord.  Permanent weekly Adoration hours are available if you would like to become a regular part of this Ministry.  

Simply goto www.adorationpro.org/ihmmi and click on “Weekly Commitment” to see if there is an hour that fits your schedule.

Advent - Love - wk4

Dear Jesus, may the light of your love always shine in our hearts.  As Christmas draws closer, we marvel at your great love for us.  Let your love transform every aspect of our lives and touch everyone we encounter.  Our hearts are open to you, Jesus.  Amen

Advent - Joy - wk3

Dear Jesus, help us focus on you during this busy season.  May we stay aware of the joy you bring into our lives.  We want to find you in the everyday moments and come with hearts of gratitude to your manger on Christmas.

Amen.

Eucharistic Adoration helps prepare our hearts for Christmas!

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Advent - Peace - Week 2

Dear Jesus, you entered our world on Christmas as the Prince of Peace.  This Advent, as we strive to become the-best-version-of-ourselves, fill us with a deep and abiding peace.  Help us share that peace with everyone we encounter, especially those who need it most.
Amen

Eucharistic Adoration helps prepare our hearts for Christmas!

Advent - Hope - wk1

Dear Jesus, you are the hope in our messy world.  This Advent, help us slow down, listen to your voice, and focus on what's really important.  We place our hope in you as we prepare our hearts to celebrate your birth on Christmas.
Amen

Eucharistic Adoration helps prepare our hearts for Christmas!

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Pray for Numbers

"I Am With You Always" (Mt 28:20).  With these words Jesus assures the disciples, and all of us, that He will walk with us throughout our life's journey.  Whether in triumph or tragedy, He is there.  Not only are we bathed in God's loving presence; as baptized we join the rest of the faithful to become the Body of Christ.  Together we pool our special gifts and unique talents to be present to one another and to fulfill the great commission.

Please pray during the month of March for an increase in the number of permanent Adorers to our chapel.  If you know of anyone interested please show them the scheduling page within www.adorationpro.org/ihmmi where they can see the hours where if they sign up can be of most help.

Pray Through Adoration

without ceasing

God is with us in many different ways but none more intimate than experiencing Him face-to-face in adoration.  Spending time with Jesus in His sacrament of Love will fill your heart with abiding joy and bless your days, your job, your families, your life with His protection and grace.  Each hour given to Our Lord bears fruit a hundredfold in this life and in the next.

St. Augustine is quoted as saying "He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent."  In other words - nothing happens until YOU do something.  Don't wait.  This is YOUR TIME to step up and PRAY.

Join your many fellow parishioners who have stepped up by spending an hour every week in the Adoration Chapel 'doing something'.  Commit to an hour each week and let God know you are seriously in-love with Him.

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